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Family: Mitridae miter shells (See list of species below)

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80 species in Pacific, Eastern Central with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Carinomitra typha []	No picture found Domiporta carnicolor []	Domiporta filaris []
No picture found Domiporta granatina [Flecked miter]	Imbricaria annulata []	No picture found Imbricaria conovula []
Imbricaria conularis [Cone mitre]	Imbricaria olivaeformis [Olive-shaped mitre]	No picture found Imbricaria punctata [Bonelike mitre]
Mitra acuminata [Acuminate mitre]	Mitra aurantia [Orange mitre]	No picture found Mitra auriculoides []
No picture found Mitra aurora []	No picture found Mitra avenacea []	No picture found Mitra bellula []
Mitra bernhardina []	No picture found Mitra cardinalis [Cardinal mitre]	Mitra chrysostoma [Gold-mouth mitre]
No picture found Mitra coarctata []	No picture found Mitra coffea [Coffee mitre]	No picture found Mitra colombelliformis []
Mitra contracta [Contracted mitre]	Mitra coronata [Crowned mitre]	No picture found Mitra cucumerina [Kettle mitre]
No picture found Mitra decurtata [Shortened mitre]	No picture found Mitra dondani []	Mitra eremitarum [Adusta miter]
No picture found Mitra fastigium []	Mitra ferruginea []	Mitra fraga [Strawberry mitre]
Mitra fulvescens [Tawny mitre]	No picture found Mitra gracilefragum []	Mitra idae [Half-pitted miter]
Mitra incompta [Tessellate mitre]	No picture found Mitra lienardi []	Mitra litterata []
Mitra luctuosa []	No picture found Mitra lugubris []	Mitra mitra [Episcopal miter]
No picture found Mitra multiplicata []	Mitra papalis [Papal mitre]	No picture found Mitra paupercula [Poor mitre]
No picture found Mitra pele []	No picture found Mitra pelliserpentis []	No picture found Mitra pudica [Modest mitre]
No picture found Mitra rubritincta [Red-painted mitre]	No picture found Mitra saltata []	No picture found Mitra scutulata []
Mitra stictica [Pontifical miter]	No picture found Mitra testacea []	Mitra tuberosa []
No picture found Mitra turgida []	Mitra ustulata [Scorched mitre]	No picture found Nebularia ancillides []
No picture found Nebularia edentula []	No picture found Nebularia nivea []	No picture found Nebularia petrosa []
No picture found Neocancilla arenacea []	No picture found Neocancilla circula []	Neocancilla clathrus [Clathrus mitre]
Neocancilla papilio []	No picture found Neocancilla takiisaoi [Isao taki mitre]	No picture found Pterygia arctata []
Pterygia crenulata [Crenulate mitre]	No picture found Pterygia dactylus [Finger mitre]	No picture found Pterygia fenestrata [Fenestrate mitre]
No picture found Pterygia nucea [Nut mitre]	No picture found Pterygia scabricula [Rough mitre]	No picture found Quasimitra sophiae []
No picture found Scabricola caerulea []	No picture found Scabricola casta []	No picture found Scabricola variegata [Variegated mitre]
No picture found Strigatella ambigua []	No picture found Strigatella assimilis []	No picture found Strigatella pica []
No picture found Strigatella ticaonica []	No picture found Swainsonia newcombii []	No picture found Ziba cernohorskyi []
No picture found Ziba flammea []	No picture found Ziba interlirata [Interlyrate miter]

80 Species of Family Mitridae
(miter shells)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Carinomitra typha		Pacific Ocean.
Domiporta carnicolor		Central Pacific
Domiporta filaris		Central Pacific.
Domiporta granatina	Flecked miter	Indo-Pacific.
Imbricaria annulata		Central Pacific
Imbricaria conovula		Central Pacific.
Imbricaria conularis	Cone mitre	Central Pacific.
Imbricaria olivaeformis	Olive-shaped mitre	Central Pacific.
Imbricaria punctata	Bonelike mitre	Indo-Pacific.
Mitra acuminata	Acuminate mitre	Central Pacific.
Mitra aurantia	Orange mitre	Pacific Ocean.
Mitra auriculoides		Central Pacific.
Mitra aurora		Central Pacific.
Mitra avenacea		Central Pacific.
Mitra bellula		Western Central Pacific
Mitra bernhardina		Central Pacific
Mitra cardinalis	Cardinal mitre	Central Pacific.
Mitra chrysostoma	Gold-mouth mitre	Central Pacific.
Mitra coarctata		Central Pacific.
Mitra coffea	Coffee mitre	Central Pacific.
Mitra colombelliformis		Central Pacific
Mitra contracta	Contracted mitre	Indo-Pacific.
Mitra coronata	Crowned mitre	Pacific Ocean.
Mitra cucumerina	Kettle mitre	Central Pacific.
Mitra decurtata	Shortened mitre	Central Pacific.
Mitra dondani		Central Pacific
Mitra eremitarum	Adusta miter	Indo-West Pacific	8 SHL
Mitra fastigium		Pacific Ocean.
Mitra ferruginea		Central Pacific.
Mitra fraga	Strawberry mitre	Central Pacific.
Mitra fulvescens	Tawny mitre	Central Pacific.
Mitra gracilefragum		Western Central Pacific
Mitra idae	Half-pitted miter	Eastern Pacific	7.5 SHL
Mitra incompta	Tessellate mitre	Central Pacific
Mitra lienardi		Central Pacific
Mitra litterata		Indo-West Pacific.
Mitra luctuosa		Indo-Pacific.
Mitra lugubris		Pacific Ocean.
Mitra mitra	Episcopal miter	Indo-Pacific.	18 SHL
Mitra multiplicata		Western Central Pacific
Mitra papalis	Papal mitre	Central Pacific.
Mitra paupercula	Poor mitre	Central Pacific.
Mitra pele		Central Pacific
Mitra pelliserpentis		Central Pacific.
Mitra pudica	Modest mitre	Central Pacific.
Mitra rubritincta	Red-painted mitre	Central Pacific.
Mitra saltata		Central Pacific
Mitra scutulata		Pacific Ocean.
Mitra stictica	Pontifical miter	Indo-Pacific.	8 SHL
Mitra testacea		Eastern Central Pacific
Mitra tuberosa		Central Pacific
Mitra turgida		Central Pacific.
Mitra ustulata	Scorched mitre	Central Pacific.
Nebularia ancillides		Eastern Central Pacific
Nebularia edentula		Pacific Ocean
Nebularia nivea		Eastern Central Pacific
Nebularia petrosa		Central Pacific
Neocancilla arenacea		Eastern Central Pacific
Neocancilla circula		Indo-Pacific
Neocancilla clathrus	Clathrus mitre	Central Pacific.
Neocancilla papilio		Central Pacific.
Neocancilla takiisaoi	Isao taki mitre	Pacific Ocean.
Pterygia arctata		Western Central Pacific
Pterygia crenulata	Crenulate mitre	Central Pacific.
Pterygia dactylus	Finger mitre	Western Central Pacific
Pterygia fenestrata	Fenestrate mitre	Central Pacific.
Pterygia nucea	Nut mitre	Central Pacific.
Pterygia scabricula	Rough mitre	Central Pacific.
Quasimitra sophiae		Eastern Central Pacific
Scabricola caerulea		Western Central Pacific
Scabricola casta		Central Pacific.
Scabricola variegata	Variegated mitre	Western Central Pacific
Strigatella ambigua		Central Pacific
Strigatella assimilis		Southwest Pacific and Eas
Strigatella pica		Pacific Ocean
Strigatella ticaonica		Central Pacific
Swainsonia newcombii		Central Pacific
Ziba cernohorskyi		Pacific Ocean.
Ziba flammea		Western Central Pacific
Ziba interlirata	Interlyrate miter	Western Pacific

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